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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11138
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) social affairs

Half a million euros for former Ford Genk workers

Brussels, 22/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - In a press release issued on Friday 22 August, the European Commission explains that it has proposed to provide Belgium with €570,945 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 479 workers made redundant by Ford in Genk (Belgium) and its suppliers to find new jobs. The money would come from the EGF but needs the approval of the European Parliament and Council of Ministers.

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